Microgravity makes it tricky to do simple tasks like eating, using the toilet and showering, so it is no wonder that performing CPR on someone whose heart stops beating in space is an extremely ...
New research has found that a type of automatic chest compression is more effective to carry out CPR in space than the ‘handstand method’ that is currently recommended in emergency protocols for ...
A Taiwanese trial compared transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)-guided CPR with conventional chest compressions in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. It was expected that TEE would enable ...
If an astronaut suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in space, could their life be saved? The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the European Society for Aerospace Medicine have plans in ...
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The conventional method for chest compressions doesn’t have a great success rate. Doctors are pumping it up with a high-tech plunger. By Joanne Silberner In 1988, a 65-year-old man’s heart stopped at ...
New mechanical CPR devices help ambulance personnel by performing the compressions, letting them concentrate on other ...
The concept of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) guidance during CPR hit a wall when tested for the first time in a randomized trial. For patients who were in a prolonged out-of-hospital cardiac ...
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